EP1245986B1 - Confocal microscope - Google Patents
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- EP1245986B1 EP1245986B1 EP02012391A EP02012391A EP1245986B1 EP 1245986 B1 EP1245986 B1 EP 1245986B1 EP 02012391 A EP02012391 A EP 02012391A EP 02012391 A EP02012391 A EP 02012391A EP 1245986 B1 EP1245986 B1 EP 1245986B1
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- This invention relates to a confocal microscope incorporating a confocal laser scanner which rotates a Nipkow disk at high speed, and in particular, relates to improvement in light-using efficiency.
- Figure 1 shows an example of such confocal light scanners.
- laser 1 transmits microlenses (not shown) arranged in microlens disk 2 and cube-shaped dichroic mirror 4 respectively and focuses on pin-holes (minute openings, not shown) formed in an array in Nipkow disk 3.
- collector disk 20 is, as shown in Figure 2, composed of glass plate 21 on which a number of Fresnel lenses 22 are formed. The Fresnel lenses are so formed that the focusing position of each of them shifts radially one image plane by one image plane in turn.
- Dichroic mirror 4 is retained in the space between microlens disk 2 and Nipkow disk 3 with a supporting mechanism not shown in the figure.
- Nipkow disk 3 The light focused on the pin-holes of Nipkow disk 3 transmits objective lens 6 and is irradiated on sample 7.
- Fluorescence emitted from sample 7 focuses on the pin-holes of Nipkow disk 3 through objective lens 6, and, thus, the real image of sample 7 is obtained at the above pin-holes. This image is reflected by dichroic mirror 4 and formed on the light-receiving plane of camera 9 through relay lens 8.
- Nipkow disk 3 is coupled with microlens disk 2 and both disks rotate together by means of motor 5. In such a configuration, a two-dimensional image of the surface of sample 7 can be obtained on the light-receiving plane of camera 9 by scanning the surface of sample 7 with a light beam by rotating microlens disk 2 and Nipkow disk 3.
- cube dichroic mirror 4 has a problem in that since it has glass both in front of and behind the film and the refractive indices are the same, it is difficult to obtain a sharp characteristic for separating fluorescence from exciting light, compared with a plate dichroic mirror which can give a great difference between refractive indices on both sides because one side of it can be the air.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a confocal microscope which can improve light-using efficiency in view of the above problem.
- Figure 4 is a drawing showing the configuration of the essential part of a confocal light scanner
- Figure 5 is an enlarged drawing illustrating the dichroic mirror.
- the same symbols or numbers are given for the same parts as those in Figure 1 and description of those parts will be omitted.
- the number 41 indicates a plate dichroic mirror placed between microlens disk 2 and Nipkow disk 3.
- laser 1 is incident to microlens disk 2 with its optical axis tilted by angle ⁇ from the vertical incident axis Z of microlenses in microlens disk 2.
- This tilted angle ⁇ is determined in relation to the distance between microlens disk 2 and Nipkow disk 3 and the thickness of dichroic mirror 41.
- the laser light diaphragmed by the microlenses is shifted for its optical axis by dichroic mirror 41, transmitted through pin-holes in Nipkow disk 3 adjusted to be vertical under the microlens disk in the same pattern, and scanned over a sample by being rotated with motor 5.
- the other operations are the same as those in the prior art, their description is omitted.
- the optical axis shift due to the plate dichroic mirror can be corrected by having the laser light be incident to microlens disk 2 with the laser light tilted from vertical.
- Figure 6 is a drawing showing a part of another confocal scanner.
- the optical axis of the laser light is tilted from the vertical incident axis to the microlenses.
- a unit in which microlens disk 2, Nipkow disk 3, dichroic mirror 41, and motor 5 are integrated is tilted by angle ⁇ from laser 1 with the optical axis of original laser 1 aligned with the vertical incident optical axis of objective lens 6.
- angle ⁇ from laser 1 with the optical axis of original laser 1 aligned with the vertical incident optical axis of objective lens 6.
- the confocal light scanners described can cancel the shift of the laser light optical axis due to the plate dichroic mirror by tilting the optical axis by a significant angle against microlens disk 2 and facilitate the use of the plate dichroic mirror having a characteristic of good fluorescent light separation from the exciting light.
- the following configuration can also be employed as a measure for improving light-using efficiency. That is, it can be achieved by widening the field of view in a confocal microscope shown in Figure 1.
- a confocal microscope shown in Figure 1.
- microlenses of a long focal length and with a small number of apertures (NA) cannot but be used to widen the field of view.
- NA apertures
- confocal light scanners are known in which, the optical axis is introduced to the peripheral side and returned to the pin-holes with another mirror. In this case, the length of light path is extended with relay lenses. This enables a microlens of a short focal length to be used and also, a commercially available dichroic mirror can be used as the beam splitter.
- M 1 , M 2 , and M 3 are the first, second and third reflection mirrors respectively and L 1 and L 2 are the first and second relay lenses.
- the light that transmit through microlens ML in converging disk 2 is reflected with the first mirror M 1 , diaphragmed with first lens L 1 and is incident to beam splitter 12 (here, a dichroic mirror).
- beam splitter 12 here, a dichroic mirror. This incident light has shorter wavelengths, is reflected with dichroic mirror 12, then reflected with mirror M 2 , diaphragmed with second lens L 2 , reflected with third mirror M 3 and focused on pin-hole PH in pin-hole disk 3.
- the light focused on pin-hole PH transmits through objective lens 6 and irradiates sample 7 similar to that in the prior art.
- the return light from the sample transmits through objective lens 6 and forms the image of the sample on pin-hole PH.
- This real image is reflected with third mirror M 3 , diaphragmed with second lens L 2 , reflected with second mirror M 2 , transmitted through beam splitter 12, and then diaphragmed with converging lens 43 and focused on the light-receiving plane of camera 9.
- mirrors M 1 , M 2 , and M 3 , lenses L 1 and L 2 , beam splitter 12, converging lens 43, and camera 9 are arranged in fixed positions.
- the lengths of each light path from each microlens ML to its corresponding pin-hole PH are all the same.
- microlens ML of a short focal length can be used.
- beam splitter 12 in this embodiment reflects the incident light and transmits the return light
- a dichroic mirror of the type which reflects the incident light and transmits the return light can be used instead of beam splitter 12.
- microlens of a short focal distance for optical fibers available on the market can be used as microlens ML.
- Figure 8 is a drawing showing another configuration. The difference from Figure 7 is the configuration where second lens L 2 is located between third mirror M 3 and pin-hole disk 15 so that the system can cope with a large NA objective lens.
- the pin-hole diameter is 30 ⁇ m.
- the NA's at the pin-hole is 0.09 and the pin-hole diameter is 7 ⁇ m.
- Figure 9 is a drawing showing the configuration of parts of other confocal light scanners. The difference from that in Figure 7 is that there are two mirrors (M 1 and M 3 ) omitting second mirror M 2 .
- the insertion of mirrors and lenses between the microlenses and pin-holes enables the NA's of the microlenses on the light source side and the NA's on the pin-hole side to be designed independently. Therefore, the small pin-holes and the microlenses of a short focal length and with large NA's can be employed, facilitating the implementation of the measuring system of a wide field of view and large NA's.
- a reflection-excitation dichroic mirror can be used instead of a beam splitter and a confocal microscope having a sufficient wave length characteristic and having a low cost can easily be realized.
- a plate dichroic mirror can be used.
- Figure 11 shows an example of the essential part of the optical system when an optical scanner is attached to such a type of microscope in the closest prior art.
- the number 10 indicates an optical scanner, 20 a tube lens, and 30 the objective lens.
- the laser light converged by microlens ML in the optical scanner becomes a point source at the pin-hole (the point sources of three pin-holes are typically shown in the figure), and the light beams from these point sources become parallel with each other via tube lens 20 and are incident to objective lens 30.
- Figure 13 suffices.
- spacer 50 is inserted between tube lens 20 and objective lens 30 so that the distance between tube lens 20 and objective lens 30 is equal to the focal length "a" of tube lens 20.
- Spacer 50 is a hollow ring engaged with a cylinder (not shown) to which tube lens 20 and objective lens 30 are mounted, which extends the cylinder. If such spacer 50 is mounted to equalize the distance of tube lens 20 and objective lens 30 to the focal length "a" of tube lens 20, the laser light from all pin-holes PH is incident to the center of the aperture of objective lens 30 as a result, as shown in Figure 14.
- the optical system holds without microlenses ML.
- the distance of pin-hole PH and objective lens 30 is equal to the image focal length "a" as shown in Figure 15. For this reason, all light beams from pin-holes PH are incident to objective lens 30 with their optical axis at 0 degree and in parallel with each other, and the light from the outer part is incident to the shifted part from the center of the aperture of objective lens 30 as shown in Figure 16. If a lens having the same focal length as the image focal length of the objective lens is provided between the minute openings and the objective lens to enable the light from all minute openings to be incident to the center of the aperture of the objective lens, the loss of light at the outer part can be eliminated and the light-using efficiency can be improved. Also, the resolution at the outer part can be raised.
- Figure 17 shows such a configuration.
- field lens 60 is provided immediately under the pin-hole array.
- Field lens 60 has the same focal length as the image focal length "a" of objective lens 30 in a finite optical system microscope and placed close to pin-hole array 11 (in other words, immediately under pin-hole array 11).
- the laser light is diaphragmed by microlens ML into pin-hole PH and the optical axis of the laser light that passes through pin-hole PH is deflected toward the center of the objective lens 30 aperture by field lens 60 placed immediately under pin-hole PH. Accordingly, the laser light from all pin-holes PH is incident to the center of the aperture of objective lens 30 as shown in Figure 18.
- the optical axis of the return light from the sample (not shown) is deflected by field lens 60 so that the optical axis is incident at 0 degree to pin-hole PH. This increases the light-using efficiency.
- Figure 19 is a drawing showing yet another configuration.
- the number 71 shows a relay lens and number 72, a lens.
- Relay lens 71 forms the image plane of pin-holes PH in the position of the image focal length "a" of objective lens 30 and is placed between pin-holes PH and objective lens 30.
- Lens 72 has the same focal length as the image focal length "a" of objective lens 30 and is placed in the position of the image plane of pin-holes PH obtained by relay lens 71.
- Such a configuration enables all the light from the pin-holes to be incident to the center of the aperture of objective lens 30.
- the present invention as defined in claim 1 is not limited to the above embodiments but can be appropriately modified or suitably changed.
- shape of a minute opening is not limited to a circle, but may be other shapes, in as much as the same purpose can be accomplished.
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- A confocal microscope comprising: a confocal light scanner (10) which has a pin-hole array having a plurality of minute openings, a microscope of an infinite optical system, to which said confocal light scanner is attached so that an image on a sample surface can be observed by scanning the sample surface with the light by rotating said pin-hole array; said microscope being configured so that the laser beams from the said minute openings in the pin-hole array are irradiated to a sample through a tube lens (20) and an objective lens (30) and the return beams from the sample return to the said pin-holes through the said objective and tube lenses (30,20), characterized in that the distance between the said tube lens (20) and objective lens (30) is set to be equal to the focal length of the tube lens.
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